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A Florida man who has spent nearly half a century on death row was executed by lethal injection on Thursday for the murder of a 13-year-old girl.

Melanie Green aced the par-three 15th hole on the way to a six-under par 66 and a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn't keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts -- as he is worried it may make him look fat.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN)(OTC PINK:STMXF)(FSE:A41L7T) (the "Company" or "UraniumX") is pleased to provide a financial update following the filing of its condensed interim consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the six months ended February 28, 2026, and to announce the engagement of a digital marketing services provider.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") announces the grant of incentive stock options, restricted share units and deferred share units pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), with an effective grant date of April 30, 2026, based on the closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on that date of $1.34.

Also Announces Extension of IR Program

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(OTCQB:RDWCF)(Frankfurt:Y0N, WKN: A422EZ) ("Redwood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce preliminary results from a research initiative, conducted in collaboration with Professor Jolene Reid at the University of British Columbia ("UBC"), aimed at enhancing Reactosphere (the "Platform"), the Company's AI-driven chemical synthesis platform. The initiative has produced new models designed to complement Redwood's conventional AI models, expanding the platform's evaluated chemical reaction universe from approximately 4 million training examples to more than 21 million examples, a 425% increase. Redwood believes these early results are important because they point toward a more advanced synthesis platform that could give clients stronger predictive insight, and a better ability to assess synthetic routes before committing time and resources in the lab.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Nextech3D.ai Corp. (CSE:NTAR)(OTCQB:NEXCF)(FSE:1SS) ("Nextech3D.ai" or the "Company"), a technology company specializing in AI‑powered event technology and immersive digital solutions, today announced that Kreston GTA LLP ("Kreston GTA") has been appointed as the Company's new independent auditor, effective immediately.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company") a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its strategic 100%-controlled Rift Rare Earth Project within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A., announces that it has extended its marketing and investor awareness agreement with Rumble Strip Media Inc. ("Rumble") to support ongoing investor outreach initiatives. Pursuant to the agreement, Rumble will provide digital marketing, content creation, advertising development, media planning and buying, and related consulting services to Apex.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Star Copper Corp. (the "Company") (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP), a critical mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that it has been invited to present at the Emerging Growth Conference on May 7, 2026.

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Company Selected as a Top 10 Business in America

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Formerra, a leading distributor of performance materials, today announced the appointment of Matt Borowiec as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Borowiec will lead the company's commercial organization to support continued growth and global expansion while strengthening sales execution and customer success.

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / A global consortium of 64 experts (72 entities, 5 continents) unveiled two coordinated consensus plus policy brief reports, outlining a science‑driven roadmap to confront escalating health crises and to tackle the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs-including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, etc.: 75% of global deaths; 82% in low-/middle income countries; 90% of all death in European region).

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.A)(TSX:CCL.B) (the "Company"), a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced today the closing of the acquisition of Advanced Safety Technologies B.V. and its subsidiaries dba ALT Technologies ("ALT"), a privately owned provider of covers, wraps and seals for automotive airbags along with durable labels for automotive and industrial markets. The new business will immediately be renamed CCL Design and reported inside the CCL Segment.

LINCOLN, NE / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Securitas Healthcare, a leading provider of real‑time visibility and protection solutions for the healthcare industry, is proud to announce the acquisition of ZulaFly, a healthcare‑focused Real‑Time Location System (RTLS) and staff safety technology company known for its modern, cloud‑based platform.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / BeMetals Corp. (TSXV:BMET)(OTCQB:BMTLF)(Frankfurt:1OI.F) ("BeMetals" or the "Company") announces that trading of its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") will resume, effective at the open of market on May 5, 2026, and, further to its news release dated April 16, 2026, it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to consolidate the Company's outstanding common shares on the basis of one new common share for every 10 common shares (the "Consolidation").

HighlightsAbasca to participate in Core Days 2026 in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, May 11-13, 2026, reinforcing the Company's long-standing engagement with Northern Saskatchewan communitiesClosed $2.5 million non-brokered private placement, comprising 9,000,000 flow-through common shares at $0.25 and 1,250,000 non-flow-through common shares at $0.20Flow-through proceeds will fund Canadian exploration expenses on the Key Lake South Project, which hosts the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (Figure 1)

MKANGO RELEASES YEAR END 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FILES NI 43-101 DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT FOR THE SONGWE HILL RARE EARTHS PROJECT IN MALAWI

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / Snipp Interactive Inc. ("Snipp" or the "Company") (TSXV:SPN)(OTC PINK:SNIPF), a value-added, AI-powered SaaS company delivering "Marketing Verified from Ad to Aisle," today announced its financial results for the three months ("Q4 2025") and the year ended December 31, 2025 ("Fiscal 2025"). All results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and in U.S. dollars. A copy of the complete audited consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Cameron Young rode a hot putter to an eight-under par 64 on Thursday to take a one-shot first-round lead in the PGA Tour Cadillac Championship.

FIFA said Thursday it will review its ticketing strategy for the 2030 World Cup following anger over skyrocketing prices for the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The Milwaukee Bucks have hired Taylor Jenkins as their new head coach after failing to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016, the NBA team said Thursday.

Japan's most decorated men's tennis player Kei Nishikori on Friday announced that he will retire at the end of the season, ending a career ravaged by injury.

Palestinian football federation President Jibril Rajoub refused to take part in a photo opportunity with Israel soccer official Basim Sheikh Suliman in a tense incident at the end of FIFA's Congress on Thursday.

Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, prosecutors outside Los Angeles said Thursday -- but she could avoid jail time with a plea deal.

Brazilian striker Alemao glanced in the only goal to give Rayo Vallecano a precious 1-0 win in the UEFA Conference League semi-final first leg against visiting Strasbourg on Thursday.

A new documentary series based on hours of previously unreleased recordings made by Diana, the late Princess of Wales, is in the works, producers announced Thursday.

Unai Emery slammed the decision not to send off Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson as Aston Villa crashed to a 1-0 defeat in the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday.

Oil prices struck a four-year high Thursday on worries about a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, before slumping to end the day.